A deadly street shooting in Hampton, Virginia ended the life of 52-year-old Larry Smith on the afternoon of June 30, 2025. Police were called to the 800 block of Burton Street after witnesses heard gunfire and found Smith on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say a verbal dispute between Smith and another man escalated to violence when the other man produced a firearm and opened fire. Authorities identified 21-year-old Da’Qwan Jones of Hampton as the suspect; he was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, reckless handling of a firearm, and willful discharge of a firearm in public.

Court documents mention a prior history between Smith and Jones’s family: Jones’s grandmother had filed for a protective order months earlier, alleging misdemeanor assault and battery by Smith. Jones reportedly claimed he feared being attacked and thought he was being followed, though investigators reviewed video that appeared to show the two walking side-by-side. Anyone with information about the case or who witnessed the events on Burton Street is asked to come forward.